Product Warranties

3 Months Ended

Nov. 28, 2020

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Product Warranties

Product Warranties

The Company provides certain service and warranty on its products. From time to time, the Company also voluntarily incurs costs for certain warranty-type expenses occurring after the normal warranty period to help protect the reputation of the Company's products and the goodwill of the Company's customers. Estimated costs related to product warranty are accrued at the time of sale and are based upon historical warranty and service claims experience. Adjustments are made to accruals as claim data and cost experience becomes available.

In addition to the costs associated with the contractual warranty coverage provided on products, the Company also occasionally incurs costs as a result of additional service actions not covered by warranties, including product recalls and customer satisfaction actions. Although the Company estimates and reserves for the cost of these service actions, there can be no assurance that expense levels will remain at current levels or such reserves will continue to be adequate.

Changes in the Company's product warranty liability are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	November 28, 2020		November 30, 2019
Balance at beginning of period	$	64,031	$	44,436
Business acquisition(1)	—		15,147
Provision	21,703		15,318
Claims paid	(15,232)		(13,794)
Balance at end of period	$	70,502	$	61,107

(1)    Refer to Note 2, Business Combinations, for additional information.